Fortunately, Yinzhen was not a particularly sentimental person; he would sigh for a moment and then move on.
He made the choice, so he has to bear the consequences.
Tong Cheng'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he had come to terms with it.
Since Kangxi had promised to investigate again, he would not go back on his word and sent people to investigate again. At this time, Suo'etu had already received the news from the Crown Prince and began to destroy the evidence.
However, now that his every move was under Kangxi's watchful eye, how could he possibly accomplish anything? In the end, the results of the investigation were even more extensive than what Yinzhen had found.
When Kangxi looked at his investigation report and compared it with the one submitted by Yinzhen, he noticed that there were more details about the Crown Prince's involvement. Although these were not major issues, they still made the perfectionist Kangxi feel even more disappointed in the Crown Prince.
Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the Crown Prince himself had requested it, unintentionally digging his own grave, but he had indeed gotten what he asked for.
At first, the crown prince was unaware that he had dug his own grave, but a few days later, Kangxi handed him the findings directly, and he realized the "foolish thing" he had done.
I immediately regretted it, but it was too late.
Kangxi acted swiftly. He couldn't let Suo'etu get away with such a thing, so he directly ordered his secret agents to arrest and imprison all those involved.
The imprisonment of Songgotu was very sudden; few people in the entire court knew about it beforehand, and once the news spread, the court was in an uproar.
The eldest prince's faction was even more unwilling to let this opportunity slip by, and swallowed up a lot of the political resources that originally belonged to the crown prince.
The Crown Prince's faction suddenly found themselves in an awkward position.
Although Suo'etu was imprisoned, Kangxi punished everyone involved, from the capital to Jiangnan.
He acted swiftly and decisively, and seemed extremely angry.
The crown prince wanted to plead for him, but Emperor Kangxi refused to see him.
Soetu was not particularly distressed in prison, and Kangxi did not torture him much, just waiting for his final execution.
The crown prince was busy running around doing errands.
The Heseri family was thrown into chaos.
Of the entire Hesheli family, only Suo'etu had any sense. With him imprisoned, the Hesheli family now has no one who can make decisions.
Emperor Kangxi ordered a new batch of officials to take up their posts in Jiangnan, and all the vacancies in the capital were filled. Just when things were almost settled, news spread from the prison that Suo'etu had committed suicide.
Upon hearing this, the crown prince was overcome with grief.
When Kangxi found out, he thought that this person was quite clever, knowing to leave a chance for the Hesheli clan to live. With Suo'etu dead, he naturally couldn't punish the other members of the Hesheli family.
Of course, not punishing them doesn't mean they'll get to meet again. Those who have already been dismissed can't return to high positions; all that can be said is that their lives are safe.
With their ancestral legacy, even if they removed the proceeds from corruption, the Hesheli clan would not starve.
When the Crown Prince learned of this, although he understood that it was already a lenient punishment, he still couldn't help but feel that Kangxi's punishment was too severe.
I feel very uncomfortable.
Some are sad, and some are happy.
The Crown Prince's faction is in such dire straits that the First Prince's faction is overjoyed.
It can be said that, as a result of this incident, the situation in the court has become quite different from before. The eldest prince is in high spirits and can't help but smile at everyone he meets.
It's not entirely incomprehensible. The eldest prince and the crown prince have been fighting for many years, and the crown prince has almost always had the upper hand. Now, the eldest prince has finally "turned the tables."
Surely you have to be smug for a while.
Yinzhen couldn't help but shake his head. Perhaps it was because those involved were blinded by their own perspective, while bystanders saw things more clearly. Now that Yinzhen had stepped back to look at the situation, he feared that the next to suffer would be the First Prince's faction.
The art of being an emperor necessitates balancing the court; it is impossible to allow any one faction to become too powerful.
With Suo'etu dead, how could Kangxi possibly allow the First Prince's faction to continue their rampage?
If Yinzhen's guess is correct, the next one to suffer will be Mingzhu, the leader of the First Prince's faction.
The current revelry of the First Prince Party is almost like the Last Lunch.
As he expected, not long after, Mingzhu was summoned to the Qianqing Palace. When he came out again, he seemed to have aged more than ten years. The day after he returned, he submitted his resignation.
Emperor Kangxi didn't even bother to refuse and granted his request directly.
Just when everyone was confused and didn't know what was going on, those who supported the eldest prince fell from their posts one after another.
The eldest prince experienced firsthand the situation the crown prince had been in a few days ago.
It can be said that "fortune" has come and gone.
With the death of Songgotu and the resignation of Mingzhu, their subordinates were either rendered incompetent or killed, resulting in a major reshuffle in the court.
Seeing that things had calmed down, Yinzhen thought that the court would probably be able to stay peaceful for a long time.
Tong Cheng'er wasn't very interested in matters of the court. Yinzhen would talk to her about them, and she would listen, but that was all; she didn't offer any opinions.
Everyone has their own area of expertise, and she knew she didn't have the brain or the heart to play politics.
Her plan was almost finished. According to her plan, she intended to build five academies throughout the capital.
Three of the academies were for beginners, while the other two were more advanced.
The initial investment for the academy alone was nearly 400,000 taels of silver. Subsequent expenses such as student food subsidies, writing materials, and teachers' fees were not even included.
In the end, Tong Cheng'er decided to invest one million taels of silver in this area.
After finishing the plan, she first gave it to Yinzhen.
"What's this?"
"You'll see when you take a look."
He picked up the silver needles and examined them.
After reading it: "You wrote it so quickly!"
"I shouldn't need to leave Beijing before the New Year, but I'm afraid I'll have to go to Mongolia after the New Year. If I don't get things sorted out soon, I won't feel at ease leaving at the last minute."
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